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>>>> It great to separate things into >>>> modules but there's no point in not storing and distributing them >>>> together with the core distribution. >>> >>> I think many would find a 50 MB distribution a bit much. >> >> By modern standards, this is minute. > > Oh, anybody can *store* it. But comprehend it? Putting it somewhere else doesn't make it more comprehensible, just harder to find and use. >>> Simply distributing a mixed bag of stuff with the core will not relieve confusion. >> >> Modules aren't just a mixed bag of stuff, they're pieces designed to work with >> the core. It's helpful if people know they exist and can try them easily. >> >> Gedasymbols is arguably a lot more mixed since the symbols are created in >> different ways, but if they had some sort of common interface for >> build/search etc. >> I think it would be worth adding them also, since the lack of them is >> another big >> weakness of gEDA. >> >>> I also see the success of the core/addon approach in other >projects. >> >> They are much bigger projects, with established ways of finding the modules. >> gEDA doesn't have any such way. > > We need a way. Good luck creating one. >> It's easier to just distribute them with >> the core than make one and expect it to be adopted. > > I don’t think that’s an answer. Successful projects I’m aware of don’t do it that way. I don't say it's the best possible answer, but it would be better than the present situation and might actually get done.
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